Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2101 – Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
(1) “Bedding” shall mean any mattress, mattress pad, mattress protector pad, box spring, upholstered spring, upholstered bed, davenport, upholstered sofa bed, quilted pad, comforter, bolster, cushion, pillow, featherbed, sleeping bag or any other bag, case or cover made of leather, textile or other material which is stuffed or filled in whole or in part with concealed material, which is intended for use by any human being for sleeping or reclining purposes.
(2) “Comfortable” means any cover, quilt or quilted article made of cotton or other textile material and stuffed or filled with fiber, cotton, wool, hair, jute, feathers, feather down, kapok or other soft material.
(3) “Mattress” means any quilted pad, mattress, mattress pad, mattress protector, bunk, quilt or box spring stuffed or filled with excelsior, straw, hay, grass, cornhusks, moss, fiber, cotton, wool, hair, jute, kapok or other soft material, to be used on a couch or other bed for sleeping purposes.
(4) “New” means any material or article which has not been previously manufactured or used for any purpose.
(5) “Pillows,” “bolster,” or “featherbed,” mean any bag, case or covering made of cotton or other textile material, and stuffed or filled with excelsior, straw, hay, grass, cornhusks, moss, fiber, cotton, wool, hair, jute, feathers, feather down, kapok or other soft material to be used on a bed or other article for sleeping purposes.
(6) “Secondhand” means any material or article of which prior use has been made.
(7) “Shoddy” means any material which has been spun into yarn, knit or woven into fabric and subsequently cut up, torn up, broken up or ground up.
Code 1915, § ?824A; 36 Del. Laws, c. 102; Code 1935, § ?874; 16 Del. C. 1953, § ?2101; 60 Del. Laws, c. 356, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2101
- Mattress: means any quilted pad, mattress, mattress pad, mattress protector, bunk, quilt or box spring stuffed or filled with excelsior, straw, hay, grass, cornhusks, moss, fiber, cotton, wool, hair, jute, kapok or other soft material, to be used on a couch or other bed for sleeping purposes. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2101